Training device



April 1944. J. M. PENYAC'SKA 2,347,502

TRAINING DEVICE Filed April 2, 1943- 2 Sheets-Shget l April 25, 1944. J.M. PENYACSKA 2,347,502

TRAINING DEVICE Patented Apr. 25, 1944 UNITED STATS TENT OFFICE TRAININGDEVICE Julius M. Penyacska, Elmhurst, N. Y.

Application April 2, 1943, Serial No. 481,612

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a training device to be employed in theinstruction of students in the use of small caliber guns and gun sightsand is especially adapted for military purposes, where military recruitscan be easily and efficiently trained in the use of sights and guns andaiming at target.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a target includinga movable bulls-eye, adjustable in various directions either verticallyor horizontally or in directions between the vertical and the horizontaland an operating means therefor which is operable by the student orperson being instructed.

A further object of this invention is the provision of means whereby gunsights are used exclusively and held in a fixed position and thebulls-eye of the target moved relative thereto and brought intoalignment with said sight by the student. Or a gun having the usualsights may be used by the student and held more or less in a fixedposition, the student operating the target from a position at the gun tobring the bull's-eye in alignment with the sights of the un.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully I described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation illustrating a training device constructed inaccordance with my invention and employing exclusively sights inconnection with the target.

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the Figure 8 is a fragmentaryelevational view il lustrating one of the pulleys for one of theoperating cables,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating how one of thecables passes through a panel over a guide pulley.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral '5 indicates as anentirety a portable training device especially adapted for instructingstudents in the use of gun sights. The construction of this device issuch that it may be readily moved from place to place and arranged foruse upon a table or like support 6. The device 5 includes an elongatedbar or member 1 to which are secured transversely arranged supportingmembers 8 provided with feet 9.

A combined sight-carrying and target-operating mechanism panel 10 ismounted vertically adjacent the forward end of thebar or member i and issustained in a vertical position by a brace II, The panel In is ofrectangular shape and has mounted thereonxand extending downwardly fromthe upper edge thereof a sight l2 including both a notch l3 and anopening M. The notch forms a split type sight while the opening forms apeep sight.

A target panel l5 shaped similarly to the panel It] is mounted on thebar or member 1 adjacent the other end thereof and is arranged in directalignment with the panel 10. Any suitable means may be provided, such astacks or nails, in'the securing of a sheet of paper to the front face ofthe panel l5 over which moves a target l6 in the form of a concave discI! having arranged centrally thereof a bulls-eye I8 andprovided with aperipheral flange [9 of annular formation to which is connected aplurality of operating cables 20 that extend over guide pulleys 2i andthrough openings 22 provided in the panel 15, The oables after passingthrough the openings 22 of the panel !5 are passed over guide pulleys 23arranged on the member 1 rearwardly of the panel l5. The cables afterpassing over the pulleys 23 extend forwardly along opposite sides of thebar or member 1 and over guide pulleys 24 arranged thereon rearwardly ofthe panel Ill. The flexible elements or cables 20 after passing over thepulleys 24 extend through slots provided in the panel Iii and overpulleys 25 carried by said panel and are connected to an annularoperating member 25 similar to the connection of said cables to thetarget. The actuating member 25 may be manually moved over the frontface of the panel it by the student or person utilizing the device. Themovement of the operating member 26 will bring about movement of thetarget [6 oppositely thereto over the panel IE or the target paperarranged thereon, The movement of the target l6 by the operating member26 can be either vertically or horizontally or in any direction betweenvertical and horizontal.

The bull's-eye ll! of the target I6 is preferably in theform of anopening which can be easily distinguished and which will permit a markto be placed on the target paper carried by the panel l5.

It is preferable that the bar or member I be constructed of sectionsdetachably connected together, as shown at 21, so that the device can betaken apart for storage in a comparatively small space or for convenientcarrying from place to place.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, gun sights 28 and 29 are arranged on thebar or member I between the panels IO and Hi. This illustration is forthe purpose of showing the different types of gun sights to be used.However, in the use of the device, it is to be understood that only onegun sight is employed at a time. Any suitable securing means may beprovided between the gun sights and the bar or member I so that the gunsights can be applied and removed when desired.

The device described and shown in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, isprimarily for initially instructing students in the use of gun sightsprior to having them taking instructions with a gun.

In operation, the student takes a position in front of the panel l andgrasps the operating member 26 and looks through either of the sights |3or I4 on the panel ID to align with a sight 28 mounted on the bar ormember 1 between the panels Ill and IS. The student then moves theoperating member, bringing about an opposite movement of the targetwhich is continued until the bulls-eye of the target is brought inalignment with the sights. The student then places a dot through thbulls-eye upon the target sheet arranged on the panel I5. This sameprocedure is carried out three times, each time the student placing adot upon the target sheet when the bulls-eye of the target has beenbrought into alignment with the sights, after which the student drawslines connecting the dots thereby indicating how accurate the studentwas in the utilization of the sights in connection with the target.

Referring to my other form of the invention as shown in Figures to 9,inclusive, the device is especially adapted for giving instructions tostudents wherein a gun or rifle and its sights are employed. This deviceincludes panels 30 and 3| set up in vertical positions and in alignmentwith each other and at a selected distance apart. Of course, thedistance between the panels 38 and 3| will be much greater than thedistance between the panels l0 and I5 in the other form of my invention.The panels 30 and 3| are constructed similar to the panels l0 and I5except that the panels 30 and 3| are minus of the slots that areprovided in the panels H] and IS. The target I6 is mounted for movementover the front face of the panel 3|, it being understood that the targetsheet is arranged on the front face of the panel 3| over which thetarget I6 moves and the cables connected to the target l6 pass overpulleys 32 arranged on the front face of the panel 3| and thence overpulleys 33 and 34 supported by brackets 35 located between the panels 30and 3|. The cables after passing over the pulleys 34 pass throughopenings provided in the panel 30 and over guide pulleys 36 and areconnected to the actuating member 26. The panels 39 and 3| are providedwith spike feet 31 for biting into the ground. Supporting cables 38connected to the panels 30 and 3| support them in vertical position, thecables 38 being connected to suitable anchors 39 located in the ground.

The panel 30 is provided with a slot 40 which opens outwardly throughthe lower edge of the panel and through which a rifle or gun 4| mayextend and be supported upon a rack 42 arranged adjacent the panel 30.

The rifle or gun 4| being arranged on the rack 42 will be supported in asubstantially fixed position so that the sights on the gun or rifle mybe employed by the student taking the advance course in connection withthe target H5.

The student assumes a lying-down position with the gun or rifle buttarranged at the shoulder, and with the hand of the other arm grasps theactuating member 26 and moves the same to bring about opposite movementof the target. This is continued until the bulls-eye of the target isbrought in alignment with the sights of the gun. The student then placesa dot upon the target sheet on the panel 3| by a marker placed throughthe bulls-eye of the target. The same procedure is carried out threetimes, after which the student draws lines between the three markingsindicating how accurate the student was in the use of the gun with thesights in connection with the target.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, spacedvertically disposed panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a targetmovably mounted over a vertical face of one of the panels and includingan apertured type bulls-eye, a marking sheet between one of the panelsand the target, and actuating means connected to said target and mountedon the other panel and operable by a student learning the use of sightsby moving the target relative to, and into alignment with, the sightsfrom a position adjacent the last-named panel.

2. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights, spacedvertically disposed panels arranged in horizontal alignment, a targetmovable over a vertical face of one of the .panels and including anapertured bulls-eye, a marking sheet arranged between the target andsaid latter-named panel, an actuating means manually movable over avertical form of the other panel and in various selected directions, andflexible means connecting said actuating means to the target whereby astudent learning the use of gun sights may move the target to align withthe sights by the manual movement of said actuating means.

3. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment,means connecting said panels, a target movable over one of the verticalfaces of one of the panels, an actuating member movable over one of theverticle faces of the other panel, flexible elements connecting thetarget to the actuating member so that said target will be moved in adirection opposite to the direction in which the actuating member ismanually moved by a student aiming sights to bring the target inalignment with the sights.

4. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment,means connecting said panels, a target movable over one of the panels,an actuating member movable over the other panel, flexible elementsconnecting the target to the actuating member so that said target willbe moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the actuatingmember is manually moved by a student aiming sights to bring the targetin alignment with the sights, and a supporting means carried by thefirst means.

5. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically arranged spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, amember connecting said panels and arranged in a horizontal position, asight carried by said member between said panels, a second sight carriedby one of the panels, an actuating member movable over one face of thelatter-named panel, a target movable over a face of the other panel, andflexible elements connecting the actuating member to the target.

6. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically arranged spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment, amember connecting said panels and arranged in a horizontal position, asight mounted on said member, a second sight carried by one of thepanels, an actuating member movable over one face of the latter-namedpanel, a target movable over a face of the other panel, flexibleelements connecting the actuating member to the target, and guidepulleys mounted on said member and on the panels for guiding themovement of the flexible elements.

7. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment,means for the support of said panels, means for supporting a gunadjacent one of the panels, an actuating member movable over a verticalface of the latter-named panel, a target including an aperturedbulls-eye movable over a vertical face of the other panel, and flexiblecables connecting the actuating member to the target.

8. In a device for training a person in the use of gun sights,vertically disposed spaced panels arranged in horizontal alignment,means for the support of said panels, means for supporting a gunadjacent one of the panels, an actuating member movable over a verticalface of the latter-named panel, a target including an aperturedbulls-eye movable over a vertical face of the other panel, flexiblecables connecting the actuating member to the target, and guide meansfor the flexible cables between the actuating member and the target.

JULIUS M. PENYACSKA.

